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‘‘1s¢, They object to the cost. We reply that it is 
proven that it is not over 25 cents per 1,000 trees. 
‘*2d. Delay of shipment. This cannot be over a 
few hours. 
‘“3d. Nobody knows that the process is effectual. 
Many tests prove that it is the best known and never 
fails if properly done. 
‘* 4th. Dangerous to employees. No one was ever 
seriously injured by the gas, and with a little care it is 
perfectly safe. 
‘sth. Inspection is sufficient. This has been proven 
a failure in many cases. Of course, inspection is 
necessary and good so far as it goes, especially in 
locating the pest in nurseries and orchards. 
‘‘6¢h. Dangerous to nursery stock. ‘This does not 
prove to be the case when properly conducted. One 
nursery firm in Geneva has fumigated over one million 
trees without damage to one. 
‘““7th, Wait for afederallaw. Ofcourse this is only 
an excuse for delay. We shall never get a federal 
law, and in any event should take care of our own scale. 
‘*8¢h. Not constitutional. Give us the law, and 
we will risk that. 
‘oth. Other states will retaliate by passing similar 
laws. Well, we are not certain what other states may 
do, but we should do what is right to protect our 
state from the San José scale and let other states do 
what they think best for their interests. ‘There are 
other and more important interests than the nursery 
interests, yet it certainly is for the interests of the 
nurserymen to keep New York State as free as possi- 
ble from the scale. 
